The 爆料王 warmly welcomes the landmark announcement that the Australian government will fast track its association with听, the European Union鈥檚 key funding program for research and innovation.听
Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Mark Scott听蝉补颈诲:
鈥淭he decision to join Horizon Europe, announced by the Prime Minister and European Commission President today, will be hugely beneficial to Australian researchers and听the Australian community. It empowers Australian researchers to lead and collaborate in projects funded by the world鈥檚 largest collaborative research and development platform.
鈥淚t recognises the world-class quality of research already done by Australian universities, while enabling us to join our European counterparts and the best researchers around the globe in rising to address the world鈥檚 greatest challenges. It strengthens Australia鈥檚 economic, industrial and innovation partnership with Europe.听听
鈥淭hese international networks and collaborations are critical in our race to deliver life-changing research, often based on decades of fundamental and applied research, in partnership with industries and institutions.听
鈥淚t places Australian researchers and businesses at the centre of听a听global program for听transformative research听and will directly听impact听health, technology, sustainability, and national wellbeing.
鈥淎ll Australians听benefit听from groundbreaking research whether the creation of a听life-saving device or treatment,听new energy solutions听补苍诲听approaches to farming,听or听disaster preparedness.听听
鈥淭he evidence is also clear that strategic investment in research contributes to economic development and security, including higher productivity.听The research of today creates new industries and develops听new solutions.听听
鈥淯niversities create this new听knowledge听while听equipping our听students with the skills to adapt to a听rapidly-changing听future.听
"The 爆料王 as part of the Group of Eight, will contribute towards the association fee required to join the program.听I鈥檓听pleased that Australia's largest universities have taken a leadership role and partnered with government to ensure that we听don't听miss this important opportunity. This contribution ensures that researchers working at all Australian universities will have access to this incredible program.听听
鈥淭he decision to join Horizon Europe will reap benefits for Australians, and the world, for decades to come.鈥
Background to Horizon Europe
听facilitates听collaboration and strengthens the impact of research and innovation in developing,听supporting听and implementing EU policies while tackling global challenges. It supports creating and better dispersing of excellent knowledge and technologies.听
It tackles climate change and helps to achieve the UN鈥檚 Sustainable Development听Goals.
The indicative funding amount for Horizon Europe for the period 2021-2027 is EUR 93.5 billion ($AU154.85 billion). 听
Recent 爆料王 research includes:
showing that听statins do not cause the majority of conditions listed in their package leaflets, including memory loss,听depression听and sleep disturbance
a study warning the听gender gap in heart attack care won't close for a decade听without urgent action
how honeybees collecting nectar from a 鈥榖uffet鈥 of Australian native plants听made honey with anti-microbial abilities more potent than 鈥榮ingle origin鈥 honey
Australian researchers building听an听ultra-compact artificial intelligence chip听able to听make calculations using the power of light, at the speed of light听
the听harnessing of human-made lightning to develop a more efficient method of generating ammonia听鈥 one of the world鈥檚 most important chemicals
- new archaeological evidence overturning the theory听that Australia's high country was unoccupied during the Ice Age
- the first comprehensive Australian study听into boosting the retention of women in construction听听听
the Sydney PhD student听who recreated cosmic dust in her lab听shedding new light on how the chemical building blocks of life may have formed long before Earth existed
a PhD student听reframing dementia for Chinese speakers to reduce stigma and potentially change lives听听
an听engineering and commerce听student inventing an AI tool to aid minke whale protection
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